Gitano, your post indicating "all pre 1898 are non guns" is not correct. A shotgun, built pre 1898, with barrels less than 18" in length, is a controlled weapon. It is an exception that all of us are not aware of, and we had better be careful of that important exception. Steve, delayed NCIC applications today are turned over to supervisors for closer scrutiny. I am one of those applicants. "Further Scrutiny" usually takes about five minutes.